Lunar New Year 2014

Updated 10:42 AM ET, Tue February 4, 2014

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Lunar New Year 2014 – A worshipper burns incense at a temple in Beijing on Tuesday, February 4. Millions of people around the world, predominantly those of Chinese descent, are ushering in the Year of the Horse during Lunar New Year celebrations.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – A performer peeks through a door before the start of a ritual at a temple in Beijing on February 4.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – A dragon dance troupe performs during a Lunar New Year celebration in Beijing on Monday, February 3.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – People release sky lanterns to celebrating the Lunar New Year in New Taipei City, Taiwan, on February 3.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – Fireworks explode around a dragon puppet during a performance in Beijing on February 3.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – People from Dong Ky, Vietnam, perform a ritual during the village's traditional firecracker festival on February 3.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – Dancers dressed as horses prepare for a Lunar New Year parade in Sydney on Sunday, February 2.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – Performers in New York City march in the Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade and Festival on February 2.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – Smoke from burning incense sticks surrounds people as they mark the third day of the Lunar New Year at Che Kung Temple in Hong Kong on February 2.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – People gather in the streets of Paris to celebrate Lunar New Year on February 2.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – Children participate in a parade in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York City on February 2.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – People try to touch a dragon puppet during a parade in Buenos Aires on Saturday, February 1.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – People play on an iced lake covered with artificial snow at Longtan Park in Beijing on February 1.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – A man prays as he burns incense on the first day of the Lunar New Year at the Dongyue Taoist temple in Beijing on Friday, January 31.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – Performers take part in a parade in Hong Kong.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – A performer slings fire during a parade in Hong Kong.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – A woman holds incense sticks as she attends prayers at Bun San Bio Temple in Tangerang, Indonesia, on January 31.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – A man jumps over exploding firecrackers during celebrations in Kolkata, India, on January 31.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – Worshippers burn incense as they pray for health and fortune at Yonghegong Lama Temple in Beijing on January 31.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – A woman prays at a temple in Ampang, Malaysia, on January 31.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – Visitors at the Dongyue Temple touch the White Jade Horse statue in the hope that it will bring them prosperity and good fortune in the Year of the Horse.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – A fire eater performs in the Chinatown district of Manila, Philippines, on January 31.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – People play a traditional folk game during Lunar New Year celebrations at Namsangol Hanok village in Seoul, South Korea, on January 31.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – A woman holding incense prays at the Yonghegong Lama Temple. In China, the festivities are also known as the spring festival.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – A crowd of people prays for good fortune outside the Yonghegong Lama Temple.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – A monk stands at the entrance to the Yonghegong Lama Temple as people pray on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – Fireworks light up the sky to mark the Lunar New Year late on January 30 in Changsha, the capital of central China's Hunan province.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – People in Hong Kong burn incense and pray at the Wong Tai Sin Temple on January 30.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – Actors perform on stage during the Beauty of China Opera show at the Pakuwon Ballroom in Surabaya, Indonesia, on January 30. Chinese opera, a tradition dating back more than 500 years, is performed as part of Lunar New Year celebrations.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – Chinese police prepare to provide security at a Lunar New Year ceremony at Ditan Park in Beijing on January 30.

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Lunar New Year 2014 – Soldiers dressed in imperial costumes perform an ancient ceremony at Ditan Park on January 30, the day before the Lunar New Year in China.